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Community welcome to cheer vets on
Members of the community can come out and support a group of wounded veterans cycling across country as they peddle through Emmitsburg on Sunday.
Tags: Sea to Shining Sea Ride , World TEAM Sports , State Farm Insurance , Cyclists
New center brings much-needed care to vets
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence was conceived and built to address what is often called the 'signature injuries' of current conflicts: traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.
Tags: National Intrepid Center of Excellence , National Naval Medical Center , Arnold Fisher , Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund , Dorothea Hooper
Wounded vets are honored with day of food and fun
About 30 wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center were given a heroes' welcome -- as well as an afternoon of food and camaraderie -- Saturday at Fort Detrick.
Tags: Fort Detrick , Wounded Warriors Appreciation Barbecue , Maryland Cattlemen's Association , Operation Second Chance , Walter Reed
Hiring reforms could mean big changes for veterans
OPM's hiring reforms could change the way the federal government recruits and retains veterans.
Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , Tim Embree , hiring reforms , DorobekInsider , Dorothy Ramienski
What's available for veteran-owned small businesses
Amtower interviews James Lloyd, Program Director for the Veteran-Owned/Service Disabled Program at the US Army Office of Small Business Programs.
May 17, 2010
Tags: contracting , Amtower , James Lloyd , Army ,
AMVETS: Women in military need more mental health help
"Research has shown that women run a double risk of developing trauma in the military from battle stress, sexual harrassment and assault," AMVETS National Commander Duane Miskulin tells WTOP.
Tags: AMVETS , Duane Miskulin , Department of Defense , combat , Veterans Affairs , military
DHS to increase the number, diversity of senior leaders
CHCO Jeff Neal says the agency received permission from OMB and OPM to hire 90 SESers. He also wants to ensure the senior manager ranks include more women and minorities.
Tags: pay and benefits , Jeff Neal , DHS , OMB , OPM , workforce , diversity , hiring , recruitment
'Vets Connect' program offers mental health services to all vets
Stanford University is trying to help vets, regardless of what type of discharge they got.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , University of Stanford , Vets Connect , Dr. Bruce Arnow
Honor Flight is fighting the clock to honor vets
The Honor Flight Network gets vets here, all expenses paid, to see the National World War II Memorial.
Tags: newsstand , Honor Flight , WWII Memorial , Earl Morse
New exec council spearheads jobs for vets program
Earlier this week, President Obama signed an executive order launching a new government-wide effort to hire more of the nation's military veterans for agency jobs. On Thursday, some of the cabinet officials who will lead the initiative gathered at the Labor Department to explain their roles in the new program.
Tags: mngt , P&B , White House , John Berry , OPM , Labor , Barack Obama , Max Cacas
